Correspondence, reports, memos, from 1915 to 1922 of the First Congregational Church, Kingston, prior to the time it was sold by the Congregational Union to the Masonic Order. The church was on Wellington Street at Johnson. Much of the correspondence is to, or from, Mr. John H. Davis of the Kingston Dry Dock (foot of Bay Street) who was secretary for a time. Mr. James Hendry was another secretary. Other names which appear are Reverend William Gunn, general secretary of the Congregational Union of Canada; Dr. A. Neish, chemistry department, Queen's University; Dr. E.C.D. MacCallum, Medical faculty. Queen's University; Reverend T. De Courcy Raynor, sometime minister of First Congregational Church, Kingston. Also includes one 'Marriage Register' for the first Congregational Church, Kingston, Ont.
The fonds consists of the following three series: correspondence and collateral material, (1902-1939); speeches and speech material (1914-1937); and, personal and philanthropic material. The material reflects the many activities and roles that Joseph Flavelle undertook in his life. Not only reflecting his business activity, this material also documents his involvement and direction in many religious, education and philanthropic institutions and events.
The fonds consists of two files containing memoranda on Aberdeen Correspondence in the Public Archives of Canada and a book by Owen Neuendorff on the Canadian Governor-Generalship; Letter, 1955 Sept. 15, Ottawa, to Mason Wade relating to Wade's book, The French-Canadians, 1760-1945.
The fonds consists of seven bound volumes of the records of the First Division Court of Frontenac County predominantly documenting civil cases of low value. the majority of the cases seem to be business related - in a sense, a small claims court.
The fonds consists of a ledger of accounts of estate of G.F. Gildersleeve, 1906-1908, including statements relating to Kingston, Smiths Falls and Ottawa Railway; transcript of interview with Miss Gildersleeve, 1963, by Dr. Richard A. Pierce.
Copies of correspondence, lists of discharges, transfers and casualties of Royal Engineers working on the Rideau Canal, 1830-1837, and information relating to the military hospital at Newboro during the construction of the Rideau Canal. The papers also contain certificates, receipts and examinations of the Medical Council of Canada, Canadian Medical Association Code of Ethics (1922).
Journal, 1802-1803, and bound volume of Tables of Contents, of the lands of Blairo'er, the property of Alexander Gow, Esquire, referring to a plan of the same, made out from survey by David Smith, in 1819. .
Fonds consists of correspondence, memoranda and printed material. Most of the material relates to Queen's University. Includes manuscript in ink written on both sides of three pieces of birchbark concerning religious questions and gospel meeting held at Sharbot Lake, Ont., a letterbook for the period 1868-1873, relating to the finances of Grant's church in Halifax (volume 1); correspondence relating to the biography of Principal Grant by his son, W.L. Grant, 1902-1904 (volume 13). Letters from Grant to several well-known figures including Andrew Drummond, C.J. Low, Charles Mair, Sandford Fleming, Alexander Morris, Alfred E. Lavell, William Snodgrass and James Williamson.
